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Harris/Walz signs have been moving out the garage door at a good clip, but happily we still have an ample supply of the standard size. We...
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Clay County DFL
- Aug 23
- 3 min
Come On, Get Happy!
Just over a month ago, when people asked how I was feeling about the upcoming election, my standard reply was, “Terrified!” I was not...
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Clay County DFL
- Jul 17
- 3 min
Corporate Capture of the Courts
I was preparing to write this blog post about the Supreme Court when word came down that Judge Aileen Cannon had thrown out the...
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Clay County DFL
- Jun 13
- 3 min
Building Bridges
I was quite impressed by a workshop at the state DFL convention in Duluth recently. It was put on by the Rural Urban Bridge Initiative,...
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Clay County DFL
- May 23
- 3 min
Have You Heard about Project 2025?
The saving grace of the first Trump administration was its sheer incompetence. Much as Trump might rail on about the “deep state,” he...
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Clay County DFL
- Apr 24
- 3 min
Why We Condemn Christian Nationalism
At our county convention on April 13, we passed a resolution Condemning White Christian Nationalism as a threat to democracy and contrary...
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Clay County DFL
- Mar 17
- 3 min
My Fellow Populist Joe Biden
Minnesota’s presidential primary made national news this month when close to 19% of Democratic voters selected “uncommitted.” I get it....
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Clay County DFL
- Feb 14
- 3 min
Building a Blue Island
I am deeply grateful to have worked with a great group of volunteers on our Central Committee the past couple of years. I count on their...
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Clay County DFL
- Jan 22
- 3 min
Housing Is a Big Problem
A lack of decent, affordable housing is a problem across the country. In metro areas, developers would rather build high-end condos and...
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Clay County DFL
- Dec 21, 2023
- 2 min
A Holiday Message from Spain
Once there was a place where Muslims, Jews, and Christians together created a culture that changed the world. The Arabs who founded it...
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Clay County DFL
- Nov 18, 2023
- 3 min
Organized Labor Is Rising
I have a soft spot for the United Auto Workers. When I was in graduate school at the University of Michigan, we were trying to organize...
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Clay County DFL
- Oct 20, 2023
- 2 min
Fischbach Watch
I don’t often write about foreign affairs in this blog, but I always welcome a chance to criticize Michelle Fischbach. The other day I...
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Clay County DFL
- Oct 14, 2023
- 2 min
Get a Coffee Mug by Donating to our Fall Fundraiser
Democrats have a good story to tell heading into next year’s election. We have emerged from a period of turmoil when a pandemic upended...
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Clay County DFL
- Sep 23, 2023
- 2 min
Is One Minnesota Possible?
My dissertation advisor, David Hollinger, published an influential article thirty years ago with the intriguing title “How Wide the...
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Clay County DFL
- Aug 23, 2023
- 3 min
Biden's Dilemma
The legislative accomplishments of the Biden administration have been impressive, especially when you consider how difficult it is to get...
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Clay County DFL
- Jul 23, 2023
- 3 min
Minnesota Has an Answer to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has gone so far to the right that no one was sure how they would rule on the wacko “independent state legislature”...
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Clay County DFL
- Jul 11, 2023
- 2 min
How to Donate to the Silent Auction
Our annual fundraiser and silent auction is fast approaching on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. We hope you attend this important event and we...
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Clay County DFL
- Jun 15, 2023
- 2 min
Minnesota, Proudly Woke
You have to hand it to Republicans. They have a knack for taking words and making them toxic. Having gotten a lot of mileage out of...
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Clay County DFL
- May 21, 2023
- 3 min
Rob Kupec, Amy Klobuchar, and Big Pharma
If you subscribe to the Fargo Forum, you likely saw this ad directed at Sen. Rob Kupec, or maybe you saw a version on social media. These...
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Clay County DFL
- Apr 18, 2023
- 3 min
Happy Tax Day
Benjamin Franklin famously quipped that the only certainties in life are “death and taxes.” That might have been true in his day, but...
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